Folding umbrella.



R. GREENWOOD.

FOLDING UMBRBLLA.

APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 10,1907.

Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

RICHARD GREENWOOD, OF TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

FOLDXNG UMBRELLA.

Specification ci' Letters Patent. Application filed October 10, 1907. Serial No. 396,791.

No. 912,841. Patented Feb. 1e, ieee.

otally secured to the top notch 5 in the usual Be it known that LRronAnn GREENWOOD, i manner, and each comprises an inner' seca citizen of the United States, residing at tion 6 and an outer section 7. The outer Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and State section 7 of each rib is provided at a point To all whom 'it may concern:

of Vlashington, have invented new and adjacent its inner end with a strap 8 which useful Improvements vin Folding Umbrellas, projects at right angles therefrom and which is pivotally secured to the outer end of the inner section 6. The pivotal connection between the sections of each rib is such that when the umbrella is folded, one section lies in engagement with the other', thus permitting the umbrella to be compactly thereby enabling the umbrella to be very folded ,Y and such that when the umbrella compactly folded. l is in condition for use the upper side of the A further object of my invention is to prol inner end of the section 7 lies in engagement vide a folding umbrella wherein the sections with lower side of the section 6, as fully disof each rib are adapted te have an interclosed in Figs. 1 and 2 ofthe drawing. locking engagement when the umbrella is in l The section 6 of each rib is provided on its condition for use, said interlocking engagel lower side at a point adjacent its outer end ment being such that the sections provide a with a spring stud 9 adapted to enter a socket rigid rib. v1() formed in the inner end of the section 7 to With the above and other objects in view, effect an interlocking engagement between the invention consists in the construction, the sections of the ribs when the umbrella is combination and arrangement of parts herein condition for use, said interlocking engageinafter fully described, claimed and illusl ment being such as to provide a rigid rib. trated in the accompanying drawing, in The entrance opening to the socket 10 is lowhich: l cated in the upper side of the section 7 and is Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the l reduced to retain the stud 9 within the socket staff, rib and stretcher of an umbrella cony against accidental withdrawal. The spring of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to folding umbrellas, and its primary object is to provide an umbrella of this character wherein the sections of each rib are adaptedto lie one in contact with the other when the umbrella is folded,

structed in accordance with my invention, stud 9 is wholly confined within the plane of said parts being shown in their relative the sides of the rib section 6, and the socket positions when the umbrella is opened. 10 is located wholly within the rib section 7. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation, illustrat The stretchers 11 are secured to the runner ing the relative positions which the ribs and 12 in the usual manner, said stretchers being stretcher assume when the umbrella is provided with outer forked ends 13 which are closed. Fig. 3 is a similar view, illustrating pivotally connected to the inner ends of the the relative positions which the sections of sections 7 ofthe ribs. The forked ends 13 of the ribs and stretcher' assume when the the stretchers are curved te permit the secumbrella is folded, and Fig. 4 is a view in tions of each rib to lie one in engagement side elevation of fragmentary portions of with the other when the umbrella is folded. the stretcher and the sections of one of the As the umbrella is folded and erected in conribs, illustrating the manner in which the dition for use in the manner common to umseetions of the ribs are connected together, brellas of this type, the construction and and the means of effecting an interlocking mode of operation of the same should be unconnection between the sections of the rib derstood from the above description taken in when the umbrella is in condition for use. connection with the accompanying drawing.

Referring to the drawing by reference 1t should be apparent from the above denumerals, 1 designates the upper and 2 the scription that I provide an umbrella which is lower section of the umbrella staff, said simple, durable and eiiicient, which may be sections being detachably connected tocompactly folded, and which may be manugether through the medium of a threaded factured and sold at a comparatively low stem 3 on the lower section 2, and a threaded cost. l socket 4 in the lower end of the upper secproportions and tion 1. The ribs of the umbrella are piv- Ohanges in the form,

be made minor details of construction may Within the scope of theclairns Without departing from the spirit 01" sacriiieing any off the advantages of the invention.

Having fully described and illustratedmy invention, What I clairnis.:l

A folding umbrella including a rbiconssting of outer and inner sections, a stra sei cured to the outer section adjacent itsinner end andvpivotally'secured to the Outer end Of i the inner section, the inner end ofthe outer section being provided With a socket having a reducedentrance located in the upper :side of the section, vsaid socket being located Wholly Within said section, asprng stud see cured to the lower side of theinner section l Afor entrance into the socket When the outer section isswung into the position it occupies When the umbrella is erected, said s ring stud being Wholly confined Within the p anes of the sides of the section, and a stretcher.

In testimony whereof I aflix rny signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

RICHARD GREENWOOD. Witnesses:

A. L. CHADWIGK, E. S. BARWELL. 

